To G. H. Darwin 7 [July 1879]
From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.
Frank wants you to get & send by Post to Bot. Int. Würzburg “Shakespeare’s C. Merry Tales”. He says that he is not sure of the proper Title.1 He wants to give book to some German friend. If you know title, perhaps Williams & Norgate could send it by Post there.—2
C. D.
7th.—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Oesterley, Herman, ed. 1866. Shakespeare’s jest book. A hundred mery talys, from the only perfect copy known. London: John Russell Smith.
Summary
Francis wants a copy of a book on "Shakespeare’s merry tales" to present to a friend in Würzburg.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12135
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- JY 7 79
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 85
- Physical description
- ApcS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12135,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12135.xml